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Essex stile

Essex stile

9.9
A bold, showy way of dressing with bright clothes and big hair
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : estilo Essex
  • She loves dressing in the Essex stile, with lots of sparkle and big hair.

Examples

  • The nightclub was packed with people flaunting their Essex stile.

  • Magazines often feature celebrities known for their signature Essex stile.

  • She always dresses in Essex stile.

  • The party was full of people showcasing their Essex stiles.

  • Magazines often feature celebrities known for their signature Essex stile.

  • She loves dressing in the Essex stile, with lots of sparkle and big hair.

  • The nightclub was packed with people flaunting their Essex stile.

Synonyms

chavette trend
vsEssex stile
  • NSFW
9.9

A fashion style among young women in the UK with bright colours and shiny jewellery

focuses on a regional glamorous look rather than general youth fashion

How Flashy

Essex stile
  • UK
9.9
glam
  • Informal
8 7.2
stylishness
1 3.6

Surface Forms

Essex stile singular
Essex stiles plural

Morphology

Essex + stile

The form is essentially place-name + style (though 'stile' appears to be a misspelling of 'style'), so a learner who knows 'Essex' and 'style' can infer the basic compositional meaning 'a style associated with Essex'. However the input word 'stile' is not attested and the phrase carries culturally specific connotations (glamorous/flashy) that are not fully predictable from the constituents, so full understanding requires extra cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Essex stile may come from the area of Essex, where nightclubs and TV often showed people with big hair, heavy makeup and lots of sparkle. The image of that loud, shiny look, the stile people copied, is why Essex stile means 'a bold, glamorous, sometimes flashy way of dressing'.